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katabasis
[ kuh-tab-uh-sis ]
noun
, plural ka·tab·a·ses [k, uh, -, tab, -, uh, -seez].
- a march from the interior of a country to the coast, as that of the 10,000 Greeks after their defeat and the death of Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa.
- a retreat, especially a military retreat.
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Origin of katabasis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of katabasis1
C19: from Greek: a going down, from katabainein to go down
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